Paul Butterfield, a Michigan State Police trooper, was shot during a traffic stop in Mason County near Ludington on Monday evening. When a citizen found him four minutes later he was already dead.
Michigan police have two suspects in custody, reported WXYZ.
Leon Hendrix reported that Butterfield was in his 40s and engaged to be married.
Also Butterfield, affectionately known as “Butter-Bean,” “”absolutely loved being a State Trooper,” a friend told Hendrix.
Tpr. Butterfield had no kids but loved his pets. A friend shared this pic with us. He was engaged to be married #MSP pic.twitter.com/XHe9XL2owo
— Leon Hendrix (@LeonHendrix) September 10, 2013
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